Is a Dip in Cocaine Use a War on Drugs Victory?
Washington remains optimistic about the war on drugs based on dips in the importation of cocaine. But even the “good news” derived from comparisons with Europe is distressing.
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Legalizing Pot: Will It End the Mexican Drug Cartels?
If pot were legal — not decriminalized, but legal — it likely would knock a few props from beneath rampaging Mexican drugs cartels, argues Michael Scott Moore.
Is U.S.A. Drug Tourism Likely After States Drug Legalization?
U.S. drug laws should be loosened, argues Michael Scott Moore, but Holland — where soft drugs are not legal but are tolerated — is probably not the right model.
A Smarter Way to Deal With Drug Offenders
Drug courts can help ease the U.S. prison population and usher America into the civilized world when it comes to prosecuting drug-use offenses.
Don’t Legalize Drugs, Decriminalize ’em
Portugal’s example suggests that de-escalating the war on drugs might create a new sort of peace dividend.
Contending With Afghan Heroin (And How Not To)
European governments have taken two divergent paths in dealing with the resurrected flow of narcotics from Afghanistan, legalization and an American-style war on drugs.
Why Should I Buy Health Insurance?
Europe has answered that question to its own satisfaction with a mandatory system that treats health care as a social insurance handled by private firms.
Britannia’s (Insurers) Rule the Waves
London’s new idea to fight pirates in the Indian Ocean: an insurance-led navy.
The Greatly Exaggerated Death of Multiculturalism
With Tunisian refugees streaming north, Europe’s vanguard of cultural gatekeepers start to refine their message.
Merkel May Have Rescued the Eurozone
Might Frau Nein's tough love debt limits translate into the U.S. needing German discipline?